Ⅰ Summary 1. This project aims to provide clear evidence that Crested Honey Buzzards breed in Yeoncheon as a citizen science effort. 2. In 2025, a breeding pair inhabited an area near Gunnam Dam (about 700 meters away in a … read more

Dr. Hyun-Ah Choi (Hanns Seidel Foundation Korea and Birds Korea) The 2026 Global Birdfair officially opened on 10 July 2026, bringing together birdwatchers, conservationists, researchers, photographers, artists, and industry leaders from around the world. This year’s conservation theme, “Preventing Island … read more

Professor Martin Perrow, July 2026 By way of introduction, I am Professor Martin Perrow of University College London, as well as a Visiting Scientist with the seabird team at the UK Centre for Hydrology & Ecology; both honorary titles bestowed … read more

Dr Nial Moores, May 2026 Following the rain of May 3rd which helped produce the island’s first Asian Dowitcher 큰부리도요, the weather on May 4th seemed unremarkable, and there was little evidence of any kind of arrival on Baengnyeong Island. … read more

Dr Nial Moores, National Director, Birds Korea Between 19th and 29th July, Busan will host the 48th Session of the World Heritage Committee. At this session the Committee will announce their decisions on new World Heritage nominations, including on Phase … read more

글: 김혜민(새와 생명의 터 회원)  9월의 어느 날 새와 생명의 터 나일 무어스 박사님과 새덕후 김어진님이 가덕도를 지나는 가을철 이동 맹금류 조사를 한다는 소식을 듣고 무작정 달려갔다. 매년 9월 중순을 전후로 한국, 만주 등 북쪽 지방에서 번식을 하고 여름을 난 … read more

Dr Nial Moores, Birds Korea In July, a statement on High Pathogenicity Avian Infuenza or HPAI (long called “Poultry Flu” by Birds Korea) was released by the Scientific Task Force on Avian Influenza and Wild Birds, co-convened under the Convention … read more

Text and two images by Jane Hahn, September 2025 On August 23rd… I stood on the tidal flat at Maehyang-ri, squinting through a scope while the August heat shimmered off the mud. Our task was to count shorebirds. It meant … read more

Birds Korea is a small, independent and specialized NGO that is dedicated to the conservation of birds and their habitats in Korea and the wider Yellow Sea Ecoregion. We conduct targeted research in order to develop plans and designs that … read more